Want to migrate from DBF to Access ?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a DBF to Access converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Migrate DBF to Access, Easy and Fast.
- Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Create Access tables with auto mapping data types. Create Access indexes.
- Can work without Microsoft Access installed.
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Migrate from DBF to Access
Login to DBF -> Login to Access -> Select tables to migrate -> Migrate from DBF to Access
Choose source DBF database and logon.
Choose / create target Access database and logon.
Click “Wizard – Import All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Open source DBF.
2. Set “Import Type”.
3. Select Access tables to migrate.
4. Migrate from DBF to Access.
Create Access tables. Copy DBF data to Access. Create Access indexes.
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See also:
DBF → Access reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in DBF | in Access |
|---|---|---|
| Int | Numeric(10,0) | Long Integer |
| Bigint | Numeric(19,0) | Long Integer |
| Decimal | Numeric(p,s) | Decimal |
| Float | Float | Double |
| Text | Character(n) | Text(n) |
| Long text | Memo | Long Text |
| Date | Date | Date/Time |
| Datetime | (none) | Date/Time |
| Binary | (none) | OLE Object |
| Boolean | Logical | Yes/No |
| JSON | (none) | Long Text |
Dialect differences
Both DBF and Access are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in DBF | in Access |
|---|---|---|
| identifiers | — | [square brackets] |
| row limit | (driver dependent) | SELECT TOP n |
| dates | Date (D) | Date/Time |
| long text | Memo (M) | MEMO |
| binary | — | OLE Object |
No counterpart
- Access has no equivalent for Date and time - it has to be flattened or dropped.
- Access has no equivalent for Binary - it has to be flattened or dropped.
- Access has no equivalent for JSON - it has to be flattened or dropped.
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